Dana

Given to 246,842 US babies since 1880

● Steady

Rank in 2025
#1027
recorded as girls
#4139
recorded as boys
Babies in 2025
269
girls 244 · boys 25
Peak year
1971
6,934 babies recorded as girls
All-time total
246,842
since 1880

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Dana was most popular in 1971, when 6,934 babies recorded as girls got the name (4.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 244 babies were named Dana, ranking #1027 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020Peak 1971 (girls) Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025Dana was most popular in 1971, when 6,934 babies recorded as girls got the name (4.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 244 babies were named Dana, ranking #1027 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.01.252.53.7551880192019602000Peak 1971 (girls)

Dana was most popular in 1971, when 6,934 babies recorded as girls got the name (4.2 per 1,000). In 2025, 244 babies were named Dana, ranking #1027 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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YearGirlsRankBoysRank
2025 244 1027 25 4139
2024 230 1077 25 4200
2023 264 976 21 4742
2022 253 1022 20 4850
2021 231 1081 25 4118
2020 234 1059 27 3811
2019 278 951 33 3426
2018 318 853 31 3524
2017 280 942 30 3586
2016 322 873 33 3358
2015 326 856 37 3085
2014 353 794 37 3038
2013 373 732 29 3582
2012 455 628 40 2905
2011 469 617 40 2904
2010 654 463 45 2682
2009 574 528 57 2287
2008 681 464 63 2140
2007 728 441 74 1912
2006 809 397 64 2062
2005 791 397 74 1772
2004 704 429 65 1880
2003 800 379 78 1611
2002 894 338 83 1505
2001 945 329 99 1316
2000 1,016 311 113 1196
1999 1,323 239 113 1158
1998 1,425 215 117 1096
1997 1,683 179 151 906
1996 1,801 175 161 860
1995 1,757 170 186 785
1994 1,804 167 197 745
1993 1,988 155 246 656
1992 2,155 144 271 626
1991 2,412 131 335 554
1990 2,936 114 346 532
1989 2,997 105 358 505
1988 3,192 90 385 463
1987 3,422 83 419 429
1986 3,076 92 467 390
1985 3,348 82 482 375
1984 3,939 73 489 365
1983 3,926 72 476 369
1982 4,242 67 529 350
1981 4,246 70 542 339
1980 4,438 68 508 353
1979 4,948 54 627 311
1978 4,002 71 539 325
1977 4,339 62 638 304
1976 4,408 64 671 282
1975 4,619 62 858 239
1974 5,158 55 813 246
1973 4,934 59 1,013 216
1972 5,610 52 1,030 216
1971 6,934 44 1,098 213
1970 6,406 54 1,038 226
1969 6,025 60 1,006 228
1968 5,012 70 1,021 222
1967 4,935 71 1,028 218
1966 5,278 68 1,018 219
1965 4,722 78 1,216 206
1964 6,087 70 1,355 206
1963 5,048 88 1,621 181
1962 3,964 117 1,799 172
1961 3,544 128 1,693 180
1960 3,086 141 1,670 187
1959 2,970 143 1,694 180
1958 2,389 162 1,536 184
1957 2,408 155 1,619 186
1956 2,074 174 1,634 178
1955 1,568 202 1,571 176
1954 1,352 217 1,741 165
1953 1,196 230 1,505 178
1952 1,144 231 1,378 183
1951 1,077 235 1,284 185
1950 928 248 1,198 184
1949 853 260 1,079 192
1948 745 280 1,021 196
1947 716 292 945 208
1946 709 273 580 260
1945 645 268 340 323
1944 503 300 260 372
1943 417 350 186 462
1942 314 405 162 481
1941 282 409 144 490
1940 245 434 142 483
1939 169 514 144 474
1938 151 557 132 508
1937 150 544 133 498
1936 168 498 118 523
1935 128 565 120 528
1934 95 686 128 513
1933 108 629 134 484
1932 93 703 130 504
1931 95 684 130 503
1930 75 818 123 537
1929 87 752 122 527
1928 69 881 129 533
1927 84 792 141 512
1926 80 814 114 580
1925 78 841 116 577
1924 67 929 112 603
1923 80 819 110 606
1922 65 906 128 559
1921 89 775 107 611
1920 69 872 98 635
1919 51 1010 83 682
1918 66 879 108 585
1917 55 933 97 603
1916 45 1026 85 630
1915 37 1115 89 609
1914 39 942 64 632
1913 22 1176 53 604
1912 18 1252 45 608
1911 13 1300 26 597
1910 21 941 19 677
1909 13 1152 16 679
1908 15 1044 14 712
1907 11 1206 15 664
1906 10 1229 15 613
1905 7 1538 15 615
1904 11 1092 11 723
1903 14 931 9 783
1902 6 1594 9 794
1901 6 1466 11 637
1900 20 833 19 555
1899 15 835 15 502
1898 12 1009 9 744
1897 10 1037 7 852
1896 13 903 10 722
1895 9 1123 12 609
1894 7 1237 13 567
1893 8 1091 10 650
1892 8 1085 10 688
1891 11 839 15 456
1890 7 1099 7 814
1889 <5 — 8 722
1888 8 959 6 917
1887 <5 — 7 752
1886 8 828 8 694
1885 6 921 9 641
1884 10 686 11 570
1883 7 754 6 799
1882 6 813 14 489
1881 <5 — 9 595
1880 <5 — 12 526

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Other spellings

Danna · 25,240 Dania · 8,823 Danae · 7,449 Dawna · 6,017 Danea · 502 Dannia · 473 Dannae · 232 Dawnna · 140

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Names whose popularity rose and fell over the same years.

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Where Dana is most popular

Times more common than the national rate, 2016–2025.

Recorded as girls 78% · boys 22% across all years